Civil Engineering Drawing –I

CE 1100
Lecture-07 (Orthographic Projections and Isometric
Drawing)

Introduction
Orthographic projection = 2-D representation of a 3-D object.

The 6 principal views are created by looking at the object, straight on, in the directions
indicated.

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The Glass Box Method

The projection planes.

The projectors.
How surfaces A and B are projected.

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Standard Views
When constructing an orthographic projection, we need to include enough views to
completely describe the true shape of the part.

Front View
The front view shows the most features or characteristics of the object.
- It usually contains the least amount of hidden lines.
- The front view is chosen first and the other views are based on the orientation of the
front view.

Class performance

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3. LEFT SIDE VIEW

Top view

FRONT VIEW

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The reason to draw at 30 degree is because at 30 degree all the three axis vary in the
same proportion. That is why the figure looks perfect. If we would use any other
angle other than 30 degree then the proportion would not be equal and the figure
looks somewhat distorted.
Steps for drawing Isometric view:-

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